Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-12-23
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HARRISBURG, December 1.-THE
Board of Pardons, at its meeting to-
morrow, will consider q number of
important cases, among them that OF
Milton Weston, who desires anothsr
hearing, which his counsel believes
would result in the presentation OF
arguments causing bis release from
the penitentiary. Weston is unfor-
tunate in having the enmity of the
widow of Obadiah Haymaker, for
whose death the x-millionare is sutf-
ering Imprisonment. Several OF her
letters, against pardon are on file,
one of which arrived yesterday. In
this letter she says:
come to you again, praying that
you will not grant the pardon OF Mr.
Weston. l know you must be weary
of this matter, but | never weary OF
pleading the casue of one so near and
dear to me, and whose life was so
cruelty taken at the instigatlon OF
this man, Milton Weston. l know
W hat has been tie action of the board
in the past, and | thank you Kindly
for it, yet 1 fell | have suffered so
much from this man that | must do
all | can to prevent his pardon, and
that is why [ plead that you will not
grant his pardon.
Mrs. Jamison, of Chicago, has q
letter on file in the pardon department
even more emphatic against the favor
able consideration of Weston's case.
She talks as if the wife of the priso-
ner had caused great misery in Chi
cago family by provoking kindness
to the male head of it, and she Is
wearing sealskins and other hnery,
while the family indicated is suffering
for want of sufficient clothing.
There have been reports that tho
refusal of the board to recommend
Weston was due to the protests OF
woman whom the prisoner had de-
frauded many years ago. but there
does not seem to be any founda-
ton for them. The board has volu-
minous papers presented for its con-
sideration deposition from New
York woman, who opposed the par
don of Weston because of his treat
ment of her, but her story OF the
wrongs SIZE is alleged to haye suffer
ed at his hands can have had no eft.
feet on the board, which has refused
recommendation to executive clemen-
cy because of the failure to produce
testimony not submitted at the trial,
tending to show the innocence OF
the prisoner.
The papers filed in the Weston case
constitute a bulk about three feet In
circumference, and the letters and Pc
titions in favor of his pardon, in the
number and character of the persons
who wrote or signed them, have
never been been approached. A Gov
ernor, Judges, United States Sena-
tors and members Of Congress are
among those who have asked that the
prisoner be liberated, in addition to
nearly 1900 people of Allegheny
county.
This overw hemingly demand for
his pardon has not bad the desired
effect, because of the absence Of sufiici-
ent proof as to his innocence to justi-
fy the board in favorably considering
his case.
The board will tomorrow also hear
arguments in thecaseof DavidL Kirg
the Clarion county murderer, for the
of his death penalty to
imprisonment for life.
The Cofey murder case will also
be among those to be considered by
the Board of Pardons tomorrow
Thomas Nj. Marshall is expected to
appear in it, as well as the application
tor re. hearing in the Weston case.